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An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been released

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A Laos citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after spending more than a year in a maximum security prison…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:57:51 UTC.

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